(© DOC RABE Media – stock.adobe.com)HEALTH & MEDICAL NEWS by Chris Melore MAY 14, 2024 SEATTLE — A revolutionary new treatment may forever get rid of the painful and embarrassing blisters that come from a herpes flare-up. The herpes viruses that cause either cold sores around the mouth or blisters near the genitals stick around...
KTH, ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: THE SYNTHETIC GEL REPLICATES THE SELF-HEALING FUNCTION OF MUCUS IN THE BODY: MUCIN MOLECULES TRAP VIRUS PARTICLES, SUCH AS HIV AND HERPES, WHICH ARE THEN CLEARED THROUGH MUCUS TURNOVER. CREDIT: COSMIN BUTNARASU Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology...
by Northwestern University Herpes simplex virus. Credit: CDC Herpes type 1 is sealed with a kiss for a lifetime. More than half of U.S. adults are carriers of HSV1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) which hibernates in the peripheral nervous system and can never be eradicated. A new Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered the virus’s sneaky...
Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent infections. It takes a persistent scientist to stop a persistent virus. A decade ago, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center virologist Dr. Keith Jerome began exploring the idea that lifelong infections with herpes viruses might be cured by using the DNA-cutting tools of gene therapy. Initial research...
In the early stages, shingles can produce an extensive range of signs and symptoms. These vary from very mild skin irritation and pain to fever and other symptoms of severe illness. Until a person develops additional shingles symptoms, they may not realize that this condition is causing their early symptoms. The varicella-zoster virus, which causes...
A new research study headed by Aarhus University in Denmark identifies how viruses avoid the body’s immune system and cause infections and diseases. Viruses have an exceptional ability to circumvent the body’s immune system and cause diseases. The majority of people recover from a viral infection such as influenza, although the current COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates...
A pro-inflammatory protein could play an important part in improving current and future therapeutics for the herpes virus, according to new research. Researchers investigated whether the protein IL-36g is an essential component of the immune response to a herpes infection, or if other mechanisms can compensate for a lack of it. Cytokines, proteins essential to...
by University of Washington The line between the human herpes simplex viruses—HSV-1 and HSV-2—is blurrier than previously thought, according to a new study published this week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers found that HSV-1 and HSV-2 are mixing together to result in several new, different recombinant versions of herpes. “The main implication is that HSV-1 and HSV-2 are continuing to recombine,” said...
